The Battle of Halbe, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell's Cauldron - Couverture rigide

Eberhard, Baumgart

 
9781784387112: The Battle of Halbe, 1945: Eyewitness Accounts from Hell's Cauldron
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1784387118 ISBN 13 : 9781784387112
Editeur : Greenhill Books, 2022

Synopsis

In April 1945, German troops withdrawing from the Seelow Heights were encircled by the Soviet Army near the small town of Halbe, south-east of Berlin. Rather than surrender, their orders were to attempt to break out, westward, and join up with the German 12th Army. A brutal battle ensued, with an estimated 30,000 German and 20,000 Russian soldiers killed, along with thousands of civilians.

This collection of first-hand accounts tells the story of the battle and its aftermath from the German perspective. It is an eclectic mix, containing the recollections of ordinary soldiers, SS-men and men of the Panzer Divisions, as well as civilians caught up in the battle as they attempted to flee ahead of the advancing armies. It brings to life the grim realities of this one-sided engagement, revealing the brutal vengeance of the Soviets and the desperation to escape the slaughter.

Translated into English for the first time, this is an important insight into this devastating and little-known aspect of World War II history.

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À propos des auteurs

ROGER MOORHOUSE is a historian of the Third Reich. He has been published in over 20 languages. He is a tour guide, a book reviewer and a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw.

Eva Burke grew up in Vienna and then Zug, Switzerland. She graduated from Brandeis University, Massachusetts with a BA and MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Studies. She translated and helped research The True Story of the Christmas Truce (Greenhill Books) and I Somehow Survived (Greenhill Books). She lives in London with her husband, four children and three grandchildren.

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Éditeur
Greenhill Books
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1784387118
ISBN 13 
9781784387112
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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Personne responsable
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